Browsing by Author "Muwulya, Moses"

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    A couple's anguish of suffering a miscarriage.
    (Daily Monitor, 2017-07-17) Muwulya, Moses
    When my wife Rhodah Namubiru, 27, conceived early this year, delight is what filled us as a couple. After our second child succumbed to retinoblastoma (eye cancer) in September 2015, we were left in distress and looked forward to having another child.
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    Abortions on the rise as Masaka turns deaf ear to family planning.
    (Daily Monitor, 2017-10-09) Kisekka, Christopher; Muwulya, Moses
    Health authorities in Masaka District have expressed concern over the increasing rate of self-induced abortions due to lack of family planning methods despite efforts to create awareness about the problem. Although abortion is illegal in the country,
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    Are schools caring enough for students with chronic illnesses
    (Daily Monitor, 2017-10-16) Muwulya, Moses
    Students with chronic illnesses need ongoing and coordinated support from their families, schools, and medical carers to get the most out of their schooling.
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    Basic maternal health care remains out of reach for mother
    (Daily Monitor, 2017-11-09) Namagembe, Lilian; Muwulya, Moses; Onyago, Joseph; Ashaba, Alex; Ainebyoona, Felix
    On the evening of September 14, two mothers delivered in the corridor of Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital maternity word in western Uganda. Three other mothers at the hospital delivered on the floor of the same labour ward because there were only three delivery beds,
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    Early marriages hurt girl-child education
    (Daily Monitor, 2017-10-23) Muwulya, Moses
    Early marriages. According to the United Nations Children's Fund 2016 report, nearly one in every two girls in Uganda is married before 18 years. Despite Government's effort to offer free primary and secondary education, the rampant cases of early marriages have derailed the primary school completion rate among girls on Sembabule District, education officials reveal.
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    How Ntambazi turned potato garden into goldmine
    (Daily Monitor, 2017-07-08) Muwulya, Moses
    Exploitation by middlemen is a common challenge many Ugandan farmers face. This continues to see them reap less from their sweat as their produce is taken at low prices by middlemen.
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    Masaka hospital needs 35 more midwives.
    (Daily Monitor, 2017-09-11) Muwulya, Moses
    Masaka hospital was constructed in 1927 as a treatment centre for syphilis, before it was later elevated to a referral facility in 1995 to offer services to the greater southern region districts.
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    Men stay away from antenatal visits
    (Daily Monitor, 2018-05-07) Muwulya, Moses
    Masaka Hospital authorities have raised a concern over increasing number of expectant mothers who seek antenatal services without being accompanied by their spouses. The men are reportedly shying away for fear of a compulsory HIV/Aids testing carried out at the facility.
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    Residents raise alarm over dirty water.
    (Daily Monitor, 2017-11-13) Muwulya, Moses
    Access to safe water has remained a big challenge in several part of Sembebule district. Most residents use dirty water for domestic purposes, exposing them to waterborne diseases. It is common to see children drawing water from ponds by the roadside for home use.
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    Striking doctors enemies of the state, says Museveni
    (Daily Monitor, 2018-05-01) Muwulya, Moses; Arinaitwe, Solomon
    " I wanted to bring Cuban doctors because ours behaved very badly and unprofessionally". President Museveni said. Doctors across the country downed their tools for three weeks last November demanding that Government fulfills a raft of demands that included improved salaries,...
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    Students sent away over Hepatitis B vaccination fees.
    (Daily Monitor, 2017-11-08) Muwulya, Moses
    Several students of Masaka Secondary School have been sent back home after failing to pay Hepatitis B vaccination fees. Many students, who were found loitering in Masaka Town yesterday morning, told Daily Monitor that the school administrators told them to go back home and bring shs35,000 for Hepatitis B vaccination.
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    Ticks defy spray drugs, cost farmers millions.
    (daily monitor, 2017-06-27) Muwulya, Moses
    Herders in the cattle corridor to the west of Uganda have suffered losses following the outbreak of drug-resistant blue and red ticks that have been reported dead as a result.